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Chapter 4: Niagara SCX and Explorer Basics
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Stop an Encoder
Click to select an encoder in the left side of the Niagara SCX Explorer . Click the Encoder menu
and select Stop to stop an encoder. The Niagara SCX Explorer stops the encoder.
NOTE: You can also stop an encoder by clicking the right-mouse button and selecting Stop
Encoder while you have the specific item selected.
Reset an Encoder
Click to select an encoder in the left side of the Niagara SCX Explorer. Click the Encoder menu and
select Reset to reset an encoder.
NOTE: The Niagara SCX Explorer resets the encoder.
When you reset an encoder, you perform the equivalent of stopping and starting the encoder.
You can also restart an encoder by clicking the right-mouse button and selecting Restart Encoder
while you have the specific item selected.
Help
The Help menu contains options to view the help contents and find information about the Niagara
SCX. Table 9 explains each option in detail.
Table 10. Menu Bar Help Options
Option Description
Help Contents Allows you to see the contents in the help file.
About Niagara
Encoder
Explorer
Allows you view information about the installed Niagara SCX
software (including version release).
Start Niagara SCX Explorer
To start the Niagara SCX Explorer Manager, perform the steps in Table 3 once you completely
configure the environment as specified in Table 2.
Stop the Niagara SCX Explorer
Once you configure all the necessary settings, you may exit the Niagara SCX Explorer application by
selecting File ¾ Exit. You may also click the exit icon ( ) in the upper right of the window.